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Device product

Elecsys Vitamin D total II, Vitamin D Test System, Material number 07028148190 Product Usage: This assay is intended for the quantitative determination of total 25-hydroxyvitamin D in human serum and plasma. This assay is to be used as an aid in the assessment of vitamin D sufficiency in adults. The electrochemiluminescence binding assay is intended for use on the immunoassay analyzer.

Z-2389-2018

April 27, 2018

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Roche Diagnostics Corporation
Event
Event 80008
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
347 units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-2389-2018

Official wording

Reason: The device may give a falsely elevated result that is non-reproducible. If vitamin D level is monitored by laboratory tests and adapted based on the result, a dosage reduction of vitamin D supplementation cannot be excluded, and as a consequence, vitamin D deficiency may develop over time.

Code information: No specific lot codes. This issue affects users of the cobas e 801 module.

Distribution pattern: US Nationwide distribution.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    The device may give a falsely elevated result that is non-reproducible. If vitamin D level is monitored by laboratory tests and adapted based on the result, a dosage reduction of vitamin D supplementation cannot be excluded, and as a consequence, vitamin D deficiency may develop over time.